High School... a 2008 graduate of Notre Dame de Sion High School in Kansas City, Mo... was a four-year letterwinner in high school... served as team captain in her senior year... garnered All-State recognition as a senior... recipient of the Swimmer's Choice Leadership Award and Coach's Choice Award... named to the Honor Roll in all four years for her academic excellence...

Personal... Kara Elizabeth O'Neill was born on May 16, 1990 in Kansas City, Mo... parents are Jennifer and Michael O'Neill... mother played golf at Texas Christian, while her father played basketball at Regis University... has two sisters, Molly and Courtney... Molly is an alumna of LMU... also recruited by University of Denver, but chose LMU because of the academics, location, swim team and general atmosphere... is undecided on a major.